Violence erupts between the SAF and RSF in Khartoum, devolving into full-scale war

RSF militants assassinate Khamis Abakar, governor of West Darfur, the most prominent individual killed in the conflict to date

RSF wrests control of South Darfur state from the SAF. El Fasher, capital of North Darfur, left as the only Darfurian state capital not under RSF control

SAF advances in Omdurman (Sudan's second largest city and located near Khartoum) for the first time

Masalit refugees in Chad report that the RSF has engaged in ethnic cleansing

UN secretary general António Guterres calls on the RSF to stop its siege of El Fasher, where famine had been declared in a displacement camp that August

In waning days of President Biden's administration, the US formally accuses RSF of genocide and sanctions its leader, Hemedti

The RSF announces the creation of the Government of Peace and Unity, a rival to the internationally recognized Sudanese administration, to govern over areas captured by the rebel force

The RSF declares a new government in Nyala, South Darfur, raising concerns of national partition

RSF slaughters hundreds of civilians following its takeover of El Fasher, in Darfur

Drone strikes hit a kindergarten and hospital in South Kordofan, killing dozens of children. Sudan's Foreign Ministry blames the RSF for the attacks.